“We should listen more often than we speak. Why else did God give us two ears, but only one mouth?” Well, he may have had other reasons, but I think we’d agree that holding our tongues and being careful to listen is a virtue. And one spoken of often in Scripture. Take, for instance, James 1:19: … More A Case of Two Ears & One Mouth
“Just tell me what I need to do, and I’ll do it.” We sure are anxious to know how to live our lives. At least that’s the way it seems. How many times have you listened to a message which had no concluding words of application? It’s as though the speaker knows we won’t be satisfied until … More Before We Live Accordingly
Riddle for the day: What one thing has all things coming to it, coming through it, and coming from it? And by “all things,” I mean all things. Think about it. First, you have this. Then this. Then this. Put them all together, and you have this. Or is it this? Okay, let me give … More The Impossibility of All Things
One year ago today, I began an experiment. Plan: Convert my Scripture-study love into words so that others become infected with joy. Step 1: Create a blog. Step 2: Post twice a week. Result: If people read it, maybe they’ll be encouraged and equipped to saturate themselves with Scripture. If people don’t read it, I’ll still … More One Year Ago {giveaways}
The blogs, they are a changin’. At least this one is. Stay tuned. In the meantime, may I introduce monthly awesomeness. Where I link up three awesome bits of info for your happy taking. Some free {for poor people like me}. Some word-for-word {for Bible-study nerds like me}. Some creative {for people who aren’t creative, like … More september stuff 0.1
Journey of the Word 